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The record-breaking contract consummated with Giancarlo Stanton signaled a dramatic shift for the Miami Marlins as they ensured yet another home-grown star would not move on before he became too expensive to keep. Further indication has come since Stanton signed the 13-year, $325 million deal as the Marlins initiated talks on early multi-year deals with several other prized, young players: Jose Fernandez, Christian Yelich, Adeiny Hechavarria and Marcell Ozuna. But finalizing a deal with any of them doesn’t appear to be a priority for Marlins executives heading into this week’s Winter Meetings. “I would characterize it as too early to tell. They know that they are...

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The record-breaking contract consummated with Giancarlo Stanton signaled a dramatic shift for the Miami Marlins as they ensured yet another home-grown star would not move on before he became too expensive to keep.
Further indication has come since...

The Miami Marlins are ready to aggressively pursue a multi-year contract for their most valuable commodity, slugger Giancarlo Stanton, with the hope of finalizing a deal over the next month.
Asked about the possibility of an announcement by the Winter...

MIAMI – With one third-inning swing Tuesday, Giancarlo Stanton became the first Marlin since Dan Uggla in 2010 to reach the 30-homer and 100-RBI plateaus.
He's already achieved the third-highest homer total in club history behind Garry Sheffield's 42...

In his first full season, Christian Yelich is the Miami Marlins’ recipient of the Heart and Hustle Award, which honors active players who demonstrate a passion for the game and best embody its values, spirits and traditions.
The Major League Baseball...

The Marlins' blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays in November 2012, which featured the payroll purging of Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson, yielded starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria among seven players.While...

If ever the Marlins needed a game that didn't require an immediate shift into catch-up mode, Sunday was it. Coming off a 13-inning loss but still poised for a series win, the Marlins fell behind 3-0 and couldn't overtake the Rockies.
Owners of the...

Nov. 11, 2011: Florida Marlins become the Miami Marlins.Dec. 5, 2011: Closer Heath Bell is signed as a free agent for three years, $27 million.Dec. 7, 2011: Shortstop Jose Reyes signed as a free agent for six years, $106 million.Dec. 8, 2011:...

I find that people in Miami are just as quick to compliment my tee-shirt collection as they are my daily talk show. Between "Neil's" in Boca Raton and "The7Line" and "NoMas" up in New York, I have put together quite a...

The new-look Miami Marlins have a new stadium, new name, new uniforms, new manager in Ozzie Guillen and went on a spending spree that landed key additions shortstop Jose Reyes, starter Mark Buehrle and closer Heath Bell. The Marlins also boast holdovers...

I wasn’t expecting any assurances. I didn’t think President of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest would guarantee that Giancarlo Stanton would be a life-long Marlin. At a minimum, I was banking on the “some players are less likely to be traded than...

Though perhaps not intentional, it was the baseball equivalent of icing the kicker. The Mets took so long to find a pinch-hitter for Ramon Castro with the bases loaded in the ninth inning Wednesday that home plate umpire Scott Barry authorized closer Matt...

The Miami Marlins, publicly rebuked four years ago for not spending enough money on player salaries, are set to make outfielder Giancarlo Stanton the highest-paid athlete in North American sports history.
The Marlins and Stanton have agreed on a...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before Thursday's game that he faced some difficult choices in selecting the team’s American League Division Series roster, but he said the decision to add right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez gives his 11-man pitching staff a...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Right-hander Jeff Samardzija was pitching in the first inning of his Oakland A's debut Sunday, and things weren't going as planned.
Samardzija gave up one-out singles to Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Munenori Kawasaki and left...

By Larry Millson, The Sports Xchange
TORONTO — The scene was set for Derek Jeter to once again deliver the big hit in his final game at Rogers Centre on Sunday.
Pinch runner Ichiro Suzuki was at third base after a double by pinch hitter Jacoby Ellsbury,...

TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays gave a glimpse of their future on Saturday.
Right-hander Drew Hutchison, who turned 24 last week, allowed only one hit over seven innings.
Hutchinson was followed by 22-year-old Aaron Sanchez, who pitched the final two...

All-Stars Robinson Cano, Adam Jones, Yasiel Puig and Albert Pujols lead the Major League roster that will travel to Japan in November for a five-game series against Samurai Japan, the country's National Team, in All-Star Series 2014.
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Everyone expects the Dodgers to win. They did last year, and they just put up $215 million for Clayton Kershaw, to better their chance to win for many years to come.
No one expects the Angels to win. They sat out the playoffs last year — for the fourth...

TORONTO — Inside a mostly empty Orioles clubhouse Friday night, reliever Tommy Hunter replayed out loud the at-bat that shifted momentum in their 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.“I'm going to throw it again tomorrow,” Hunter said of the 1-1...